ERIC Number: EJ1274026
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 6
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Starting with Children's Democratic Imagination. A Response to That's My Voice! Participation and Citizenship in Early Childhood
Payne, Katherina A.
Democracy & Education, v28 n2 Article 6 2020
The article adds to a growing conversation that recognizes and supports young children's civic capabilities, positioning them as citizens-now and not simply citizens in the future. They detail how three different classrooms sought to work with children to engage in social action on behalf of their broader community. This response wonders alongside the authors about how adults can best work with children to support their civic action and proposes that teachers engage children's visions for a more just, humanizing democratic society. The article offers three avenues of action for teachers as they support children's civicness: reflection on our views and experiences with democracy, educating ourselves in the traditions and histories of community organizing, and developing practices that involve children's visions of society. [This article is in response to "That's My Voice! Participation and Democratic Citizenship in the Early Childhood Classroom." For that article, see EJ1274025.]
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Young Children, Democratic Values, Citizenship Responsibility, Social Problems, Teacher Role, Social Justice, Reflection, Teacher Attitudes, Democracy, Teacher Competencies, Teaching Methods, Social Change, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Social Action, Service Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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